Four: The Sorcerer Goddess is born!
In the palace, in the imperial study, Huaiqing held the fragment of the Book of the Underworld tightly in her hand.
Although she was mentally prepared for this, when she saw Chu Yuanzhen's message, her heart still sank to the bottom. Her limbs turned cold, and emotions of pessimism, fear, and despair emerged.
The battle in Leizhou was fierce, and they were barely able to delay it. The situation overseas was even more dangerous. It was unknown whether Xu Qi 'an was dead or alive. At this moment, what could Daibun do to stop the Sorcerer Goddess?
The Sorcerer Goddess was the last to break free from the seal, but she took advantage of the fight between the sandpiper and the clam.
It was true that the relationship between the Buddha and the Sorcerer Deity was a competitive one. However, one should not think of using the rule that the enemy of an enemy is a friend to gain benefits from both sides. By persuading the Buddha to retreat, the Great Feng Transcendent could indeed move to the northeast to obstruct the Sorcerer Deity. However, this was just like tearing down the east wall to pay the west wall.
The result would be Buddha coming from the east with irresistible force, and the situation would not improve.
"Send someone to inform the cabinet and the night watchman that the catastrophe has arrived!"
After a long while, Huai Qing looked at the Palm Seal eunuch and said in a mechanical tone.
The catastrophe has arrived … The eunuch's face was pale as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His body trembled slightly, and he raised his trembling arms, bowed silently, and retreated.
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Imperial Library.
In the meeting hall, Qian Qingshu, Wang Zhenwen, and several other scholars sat at the table. Their gray-haired brows were tightly knitted, and their faces were solemn. The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat heavy.
The eunuch glanced at them, hesitated for a moment, and said,
"Pardon me for being nosy, but do you have any ideas on how to break out of this situation?"
What he really meant was, could Daibun be saved?
The reason why he didn't ask Huaiqing, but the scholars, was that he didn't dare to offend the Empress, and there might not be an answer.
Of course, he was the confidant of the Empress. In the previous meetings, the eunuch served him, so he knew the situation better.
Therefore, he understood the urgency of the situation.
The anxious Qian Qingshu couldn't help but reprimand him, but Wang Zhenwen said first,
"When Xu Yinluo returns, the crisis will be solved."
He looked confident, and his tone was calm. Although his expression was solemn, there was no panic or despair.
Seeing this, the eunuch's heart calmed down. He bowed with a smile and said,
"I have to go to the night watchman's office, so I'll take my leave first."
As he bowed with his hands held in front, he was thinking about Xu Yinluo's past achievements and achievements, as well as the fact that Xu Yinluo had achieved the unprecedented half-step Martial God Realm in the history of the Central Plains.
Although he was still a little apprehensive, he was no longer anxious and fearful.
Wang Zhenwen watched him leave. His face finally collapsed. He pinched his eyebrows tiredly and said,
"Even if we can't escape the great calamity, before the final moment arrives, I hope that the capital and the various continents can maintain stability."
"The capital of the capital" was the capital.
"The capital capital under the capital of the capital.
"Even His Majesty's trusted subordinates have confidence in Xu Yinlou, not to mention the common people. If we don't fall into chaos, the capital will not fall into chaos."
After a new round of reshuffling after the Empress ascended the throne, the Grand Secretaries, who were promoted or retained, were not elegant, but at least had no moral problems. They were shrewd and scheming, so they could maintain a certain degree of calmness in the face of such a terrible situation.
If it was during the Yuan Jing period, the court would have been in turmoil, and people would be panicking.
Wang Zhenwen said,
"Close the city gates, clear the guests of the inns, taverns, and brothels, impose a curfew, and cut off the channels of spreading rumors."
Not many people knew about the catastrophe, but it was inevitable that the news would leak. This measure was to prevent the news from spreading and causing panic.
As for the prefectural governors' offices, they had received a secret document from the imperial court a few months ago, especially the prefectural governors' offices and the prefectural governors' offices near the Western and Northeastern regions.
The order they received was to evacuate as soon as the smoke signal was released.
Each hundred households was a mile, each ten miles was a pavilion, and each ten pavilions was a village. The head of the pavilion or village was responsible for the people under their jurisdiction, and the county magistrate was responsible for coordinating.
Of course, the actual situation was definitely more complicated. The people might not be willing to migrate, and the officials might not be able to remember their duties in the face of the catastrophe.
But these were things that could not be helped.
For the imperial court, they could save as many people as they could.
Qian Qingshu said in a low voice,
"Do your best, and leave it to fate!"
Hearing this, the Grand Secretaries looked to the south at the same time, not to the north where the Sorcerer God was sweeping.
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At the office of the night watchman.
When Nangong Qianrou rushed to the Haoqi Building with a saber hanging on his waist, he found that Wei Yuan was not in the tea room.
This made him swallow the words "Godfather, what should we do?" and so on. After thinking for a while, Nangong Qianrou strode to the observation deck on the left side of the tea room and looked at the palace.
Fengqi Palace.
The Empress Dowager, who was in a good mood, was leaning on the couch, reading a book. There was scented tea and pastries on the small tea table in front of her.
The room was as warm as spring. The Empress Dowager was wearing a bright palace dress. Her eyebrows were lightly brushed, and her appearance was beautiful. She looked younger.
She put down the book in her hand and picked up the teacup to taste it. Suddenly, she saw a figure outside the door. He was wearing a navy blue robe, with white hair on his temples and handsome facial features.
"Why are you here?"
The Empress Dowager smiled unconsciously.
Wei Yuan usually did not come to the Fengqi Palace in the morning, unless it was a holiday.
"I have nothing to do!"
Wei Yuan walked to the soft couch and sat down. He held the Empress Dowager's hand and said gently,
"I want to stay with you for a while."
The Empress Dowager frowned at first, then relaxed. She adjusted her sitting posture and gently nestled in his arms, saying in a low voice, "Hmm."
The two of them drank tea, read books, and chatted from time to time, enjoying the tranquil time.
Or maybe it was the last time.
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Leizhou.
Like an apocalyptic flood, the dark-red flesh substance drowned the earth, the mountains, and the rivers.
Shen Shu's pitch-black Dharma Form kept retreating. Since the beginning of the battle, he and the Extraordinary Masters on Daibun's side had retreated almost a hundred li.
Although they were desperate, their attacks could only slow down the Buddha's devouring of Leizhou. They could not stop it.
Without the help of a half-Martial God Realm expert, it was only a matter of time before the Thunder Continent fell.
"If I remember correctly, there is a city seventy li away. I wonder if the people in the city have evacuated. No, not everyone has evacuated …" Li Miaozhen glanced at Azuro and Kouyang Province where Galo Tree was fighting.
She glanced at Zhao Shou and the others who kept buffing Shen Shu but were on the verge of death and could be attacked by Glazed Bodhisattva at any time.
She glanced at Luo Yuheng who had locked onto Guanxian multiple times but was saved by Glazed Bodhisattva time and time again.
Anxiety rose in her heart. She couldn't help but think of Xu Qi 'an who had gone out to sea.
"You must survive …" As the thought flashed through her mind, she felt a familiar palpitation.
With a thought, Li Miaozhen summoned the fragment of the Book of the Earth. Her eyes scanned it, and her expression suddenly changed.
"The Sorcerer God broke free from the seal."
Her voice was not loud, but it caused the fierce battle between the two sides to slow down and then separate.
Then, the bloodied Azuro, the exhausted Jinlian Taoist priest, and Hengy Yuan, whose right arm was fractured, all took out the fragment of the Book of the Earth and looked at the message.
The contents of the fourth Chu Yuanzhen's message appeared on the jade mirror.
The members of the Heaven & Earth Society felt their hearts sink and their expressions became serious.
Their expressions made Zhao Shou, Yang Gong, and the other Extraordinary Masters feel a chill in their hearts.
What they didn't want to happen the most had happened.
The Sorcerer God chose this moment to break free from the seal. When the defense of the Central Plains was at its weakest, he broke free from the seal of Confucian Sages.
"As expected, this is the time …"
Guangzhou Bodhisattva murmured.
He was not surprised. He had even guessed that this supreme rank would break free at this critical moment. The reason was simple. A sixth-rank wizard was called a fortune teller. The Sorcerer God had the ability to seize opportunities.
Guangzhou Bodhisattva put his palms together and chanted the name of Buddha with a smile on his face.
"Everyone, you have two choices."
Li Miaozhen and the others turned their gazes over.
Guangzhou Bodhisattva said slowly,
"Convert to Buddhism, and Buddha will forgive your mistakes. He will bestow upon you an immortal life and a body that is impervious to all tribulations.
"Or, you can withdraw from the Thunder Province and give these tens of thousands of miles to the Buddhist Sect."
"Wishful thinking!" Luo Yuheng said coldly.
Guangzhou Bodhisattva said calmly,
"You have no other choice. Are you expecting Xu Qi 'an to come back from overseas and save the situation like last time?
"Even though a half-step Martial God is immortal, it depends on who he is facing. He is facing two supreme ranks overseas and can't even protect himself. Maybe Desolation and the Gu God are already on their way. "
Jia Luoshu's expression was arrogant and domineering.
"It seems that converting to Buddhism is the only way for you to survive.
"The other three supreme ranks won't let you go."
Azuro said with a hideous smile.
"Fine, if you and Galo Tree kill yourselves on the spot, I will consider joining Buddhism again."
Li Miaozhen glanced at Shenshu and Buddha who were engaged in a fierce battle in the distance. She retracted her gaze and sneered.
"I went to the Thunder Continent to stop you, not for personal grudges, not for fame, and not for immortality. It's because the world is heartless and treats all living things as dogs. "
Jinlian Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled.
"The world is heartless and treats all living things as dogs. I feel that I have accumulated merits in my life, but I only know that people have seven emotions and six desires. I don't think the world should have those."
Du 'e put his palms together and said with a compassionate voice,
"Amitabha, all living things are suffering, but they are not playthings in a cage. Buddha, the sea of bitterness is boundless. Repent and you will be saved. "
Yang Gong snorted.
"It's the Confucian School's business to set a mind for the world. I won't allow it if the supreme ranks want to interfere."
Kouyang Province nodded.
"Me too."
They were not standing here for themselves, nor were they standing for the people of a country or a land.
They were standing there for the people of the Nine Provinces, for the future generations, and for the world to evolve to the third stage.
At this time, Zhao Shou said,
"Everyone, I have something to tell you …"
…
Overseas.
Xu Qi 'an, whose five senses and six senses were blinded, couldn't sense any danger. In fact, he was surrounded by two supreme ranks.
Above him was the Poison God and below him was Desolation. He was fighting with the Poisonous Insect for control of his body.
As long as he had a few seconds, he would be able to suppress the Poisonous Insect and crush its consciousness. But the two supreme ranks wouldn't give him the time.
The Buddha's Pagoda rose again with the big eyeball bracelet on the top of the pagoda. When the pagoda spirit was about to make the big eyeball light up, it suddenly lost its sense of the outside world.
It was also blinded.
The Poison God could even blind magic treasures.
The most fatal thing was that the pagoda spirit couldn't tell Xu Qi 'an what had happened to it and let him know that the teleportation had failed.
At this time, Xu Qi 'an who had lost his sense of the outside world rushed toward the Poison God.
"Bang!"
The half-step Martial God, who couldn't control his body, crashed into the Poison God.
The iron-like body of the Poison God was slightly shaken by the impact.
But Xu Qi 'an couldn't gather his strength and move his Qi. His bones were broken and his flesh was torn.
The force of the collision was like a huge bell, shaking the earth and the sky.
The Poison God was the winner after all. He adjusted himself quickly and started to gather his strength. His muscles bulged and he was about to hit Xu Qi 'an into the cyclone. But at this time, the muscles on the surface of the Poison God's body exploded and his tendons were broken one by one.
This made his body, which was accumulating power, deflate like a balloon, and he lost this fleeting opportunity.
Xu Qi 'an's hollow eyes became lively again. He grabbed the Buddha's Pagoda and the big eyeball on the top of the pagoda lit up. He was teleported out from the attack of the Poison God and Desolation.
He didn't dare to look down upon the two supreme grade martial artists. The Poison God had seen how he solved the "deceiving". Now that he used the same trick, he must have a way to stop him from teleporting.
So he didn't expect the Buddha's Pagoda to save him after he was deceived again.
That collision just now was him saving himself, using the Jade Fragment to save himself.
As for why he hit the Poison God instead of Desolation, it was the lesser of two evils.
The Poison God and Desolation were both supreme grade martial artists. But they were different in nature. The Poison God had seven venomous spells and more tricks. He was more difficult to deal with.
But correspondingly, his lethality was weaker.
On the contrary, Desolation only had one Gifted Divine Ability. This kind of unconventional nature was the most terrifying.
Even though Xu Qi 'an was a half-step Martial God, he wasn't confident that he could survive under the attack of Desolation's Gifted Divine Ability.
He grabbed the Venomous Insect on the back of his neck and pulled it out along with its flesh. He wanted to crush it, but he changed his mind. After killing the intelligence in the insect, he sealed it with his Qi.
Without the Venomous Insect, he became a crude Warrior again … Xu Qi 'an took out the Venomous Insect and threw it into the Nether Book fragment. Then, he looked at the message.
"Four: The Witch God broke free from the seal."
Xu Qi 'an's scalp went numb.
He struggled to find a way to save the Supervisor. In the Jiuzhou Continent, the Witch God broke free from the seal.
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"Tianzun, I beg you, please help Daibun."
Under the Tenzō Memorial Arch, Li Lingsu's voice was hoarse, but no one responded.
"Stop shouting."
A sigh came from above.
Li Lingsu looked up and saw that it was his Master, Taoist Priest Xuan Cheng.
As if he had grasped hope, he said eagerly,
"Master, Master, please ask Tianzun to help. This is an extraordinary calamity. He will regret it if he doesn't help."
Taoist Priest Xuan Cheng shook his head and said expressionlessly,
"I can't influence Tianzun's thoughts. Since Tianzun said to seal the mountain, he will not help. Even if you kneel here and die, it will not help.
"Go back, don't be noisy."
After saying that, Taoist Priest Xuan Cheng turned around and left without looking at his disciple.
Li Lingsu was about to call out to his Master when he suddenly felt a familiar palpitation. He quickly took out the Nether Book fragment and looked at it.
"Four: The Witch God broke free from the seal."
The Witch God broke free from the seal … Li Lingsu was dumbfounded. His expression was dull, and his face gradually turned pale. Immediately, the veins on his forehead bulged, the muscles on his cheeks twitched, and the veins on his hand that held the Nether Book bulged.
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In the palace.
Huaiqing, who was wearing a crown and a dragon robe, stood by the lake and silently looked at the spirit dragon in the lake.
The auspicious beast in the lake was a little uneasy. Its black button-like eyes looked at the empress with vigilance, hostility, and pleading.
"Help me gather fate energy," Huaiqing said in a low voice.
The head of the spirit dragon poked out of the lake and shook its head vigorously. It let out a deep roar as if to intimidate the empress.
But Huai Qing just stared at it coldly and repeated what he said just now.
"Help me gather fate energy!"
"Roar!"
The spirit dragon raised its long tail and vented its anger by slapping the surface of the lake, setting off huge waves.
After being infuriated for a moment, it straightened its body and opened its slender jaw.
Streams of purple gas overflowed from the void and surged toward the mouth of the spirit dragon. The purple gas contained mysterious elements that Huaiqing couldn't see with her naked eyes, but she could sense that it was fate energy!
The spirit dragon was swallowing fate energy. This was its innate ability as the "fate regulator."
